Awning



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Patented ant 6, 19 31 HAROLD E. wI LIAii/rs, or crewman; MIssouRI Awning 7 r Applica'tibn filed IlarchBQIQQSQ Serial-No; 260,359.

This invention relates to awnings for the windows of automobile doorsand has for one of its objects toprovide a device ofthis character which will be simple in construction,

comparatively inexpensive to .manufacture and more efficient in'use than those which have been heretofore proposed.

vide an; improved means for securing. the

, awning to the door frame, which embodies door stiles and to support the awning frame.

in position through yieldingforce or clamping action applied transversely of the said stiles. w 2 i A stillfurther object ofthe invention is to provide an awning of the type described having a frame "to which thesupporting' j and 18, and horizontal portions 19, and 21. 70

20 members are. slidably and pivotally connected; certain portions of the frame being distorted in order that they may frictionally engage portions of-the supporting members to maintain them in adjusted positions.-

With theabojve and other objects in view which will, appear as the description.sproceeds, the invention consists in the novel details of construct1on and combinationsandarrangements of parts more fully hereinafter V o described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

; :Referring to the accompanying drawing forming a partof this specification, in which :like reference characters designate like parts a Fig. l is a fragmentary view of an automobile door with an awning .-constructed-i'n accordance with the present invention in place thereon.

t Fig, 2 is a fragmentary end'elevat ional I view of the door. and awning shown in Fig. 1 a portionofthexlatter being broken away, .and' c. 1 a Fig.3 is a fragmentary perspective view $175 of the awning frame and one of thesupportq s t g s j o operating conditions, serve to prevent movement especially in a longitudinal direction, of the supportingmembers '14, while, at the ing member's, illustrating certain of the detailsof construction.

. Referring more particularly to the said drawings,f5 indicates-generally an automot l door having the vertical stiles 6 provided with the feltchannels 9.-

with the usualglass runs 7 in which the win dow glass 8 slides. The glass runs, as is usual in this type of. construction, are provided or other cushioning members or I I The awning comprising the present. inven- V tion includes a substantially rectangular A further object of the invention is topro wire or a rod and which is bent to-substanframe 10 which may be formed of metallic tially rectangular shape to provide a front bar :11 and side bars 1-2, the extreme ends 13 of which are inturned toward one another in a plane substantially parallel to the front barll, as willbe clear from the drawings.

-The supporting members for the awning frame" are designated generally by numeral 145 and comprise wires or rods bentsubstantially; as illustrated in Figs. 1 and3 to provide end portions 15, vertical portions 16, 17

The end portions 15 ofthe members 14 are positioned adjacent to and substantially parallel with the inturned ends 13 of theframe member 10, as will be clear from-the drawings, and theseparallelportions"areembraced by a substantially tubular 'hingemember 22 which serves to pivotally and slidably con nect the supporting members to the frame. a

That is to say theend portions 15 of the supporting members .14 are free to'rotate about tudinally therein whereby it is possible to ad ust the said members to'doors of various j'widths, as will be readily understood.

side elevatlonal.

i In order to place a checkupon the sliding tips are brought into frictional engagement with'the surface of the end'portions 15 of the "supporting members.

This frictional engagement is such that'it will, under ordinary same time, it will permit of said members fabric, having pivotal connection with the said tubular member along its rear edge, and extensible intermediate braces between the intermediate portions of the supporting members and the outer parts of the stretcher frame,whereby the stretcher is held extended and in desired position. 7 1

6'. An awnlng for useln connection with a WlIldOW' openlng of anautomoblle, COIIIPIIS- 'ing a stretcher frame having outer and inner cross pieces, and a cover on the frame; supporting side members formed of resilientmetal, each shaped to have an inturned upper end adapted to approximately parallel the inner cross members of the stretcher frame,

a lower end adapted to enter a glass run formed in the window frame to hold the supporting member in position, and anintermediate portion between the said end parts arranged tobear on the outside of the Window frame adjacent to an upper cornerof the Window opening, the intermediate portion having a horizontal part; a tubular member enclosing the inturned ends of the stretcher frame and the upper end portions of the supporting members,-whereby these parts are i pivotally and transversely adjustably con-o nected; and extensible braces between the intermediate horizontal portions of the supporting members and the outer cross member of the stretcher frame, whereby the latter is 7 held extended and in desired position.

HAROLD E. WILLIAMS. 

